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​​​Disease prevention is an important part of maintaining your child's overall good health. Many preventive strategies are so simple, safe, and effective, allowing you to guard against a variety of potentially serious illnesses, from food-borne diseases to infections caused by ticks and animal bites.
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Foodborne Illnesses Prevention: Tips for Families

Children can become sick from contamination of foods and beverages that they eat and drink. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 250 food-borne diseases that cause more than 76 million cases of illness in the United States each year.

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